Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Headed on the bus (wifi!) with Trish to the National Coalition of Girl's Schools conference. Presenting a video that I directed for their opening night. Interested in talking to teachers about how they use films in the classrooms. Do they stream films, or always use DVDs? And, how do "smartboards" work?

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About the filmmaker

Jesse grew up in Boston, Mass. She received an MA in documentary film from NYU. Jesse was selected for "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine. She distributes her films through New Day Films, and edits the Shooting People daily bulletin.
Jesse made a film called WET DREAMS AND FALSE IMAGES about photo-retouching, and wonders what might have been retouched on the photo of her above.
http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/summer2008/25faces.php

DVD INFO

The New DVD has both a censored (beeped) version and non-censored.*Free STUDY GUIDE -- Download under "Study Resources" on left hand side of this page

Appropriate for:High School•College/University

12 minutes • DVD

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Quotes:"Revealing, sensitive, and yes, funny, WET DREAMS AND FALSE IMAGES is a wonderful deconstruction of the construction of desire. I strongly recommend it as a teaching tool for academic as well as community environments."–Stephen Duncombe, Professor of Media and Cultural StudiesNew York University

"Epstein's quirky, quietly radical film shows consciousnesses being raised right on camera, as Dee Dee learns that "my man had a lot of wet dreams, to a lot of false images". A riveting examination of how retouching has enforced an utterly unrealizable standard of female beauty, even at street level."Kate Stables THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER

"...the ending is both upbeat and unexpected in this engaging and innovative short." 3 StarsRandy Pitman, Publisher/Editor Video Librarian

"Addressing the illusion of perfect bodies and flawless faces is necessary. Eating disorders, unnecessary surgeries, and mental distress, are all part of the "looks above all" society"Stewart Landers, JD, MCPAssociate Editor, American Journal of Public Health

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Student Review:

"I know that I have struggled immensely with body image issues that arose out of internal struggles but have only been escalated by figures in the media. Yet, if there is education that figures in magazines are not real, maybe another nine-year-old girl will be spared years of shame and embarrassment for not resembling the perfected bodies in magazines. I really admire Jesse Epstein for committing her work to bringing to front a prominent cultural issue."